Current collector and sleet remover



my 157,1923. 1.4mm

- A S. S. MATTI-IES I CURRENT COLLECTOR AND SLEET REMOVER I Filed March 26 3.923

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Patented July 17, 1923.

SAMUEL S. MATTHES, OF MANSFIELDOH10, ASSIGNOR Fy MANSFIELD, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

`CITRLREI? COLLECTOR AND SLEET REMOVER.

Application sied March 2e, leas. serial No. 627,603.

To all whom t may concern.: v

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S; MATTHES, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing ath/Iansiield, in the county of Richland and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Current Collector'and Sle'et Remover, of

which the following'is a specification.

My invention relates to a current collectorl for engaging an overhead trolley conductor or other conductor by means of which current may be transmitted to a moving vehicle.

The object of my inventionis to produce a device which will not only collect the current from the conductorv supplying energy,

but will also clean the conductor of sleet or` snow which interferes with the contacter engaging directlywith the conductor.

My invention resides in the new and novel construction, combination vand arrangement of the various parts hereinafter more fully set forth and described and shown inthe accompanying drawing. n

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view in elevation of my invention represented as engaging a con` ductor and as secured to the upperend offa trolley pole, the lower end of which is secured to the moving vehicle in `any of the well known ways, but which is not shown here as it forms no part yof my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end View in elevation of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows schematically the relation which my invention takes with respect to the conductor, as my invention is moved along theconductor by means of the moving vehicle. i f e In the preferred embodiment of my invention I employ a body member l provided with a socket portion 2 to receive the end of the pole 3. The pole is held in engagement and relation with the socket `member 2 means of the pin 4. The body member l is also provided with oppositelydisposed lugs .5-5 spaced apart, and provided with a recess therethrough to receive a pin 6. The pin 6 is held inposition by means of cotter pins 7 7 although other well known means may be substituted. `Mounted on the pin y 6 andvbetween the lugs 5-5 is a member 8 arranged to rotate upon the pin 6, and to form therewith a'roller bearing for the current collecting member` 9.

The collecting member 9 is mounted upon the pin and sleeve 6` and 8 and between the lugs 5-5 and is provided` with a V or U shaped groove `l() whereby the member 9 is prevented from side displacement with rea` spect to theconductor l1.vv The member 9 is not circular as is the case with the majority of the current collecting members in common use, neither is the periphery of the groove l() which is semi-circular at its opposite ends, but is elongated and the meme` ber 9 is provided with an elongatedl slot 12 through which passes the mounting (5-58 and this permits the member'9 to not only rotate with respect to the body member l, but to move ina longitudinal direction and relative thereto. The member 9 is also provided with thelopenings 13-13 from the apeXof'the groove l0 through to the slotlQ. The apex of the groove l0 between the eX- treme ends thereof is displaced as at 14 on' opposite sides of the longitudinal diameter of the member 9, and this tends to permit loose particles of snow or`ice to be forced out of the groove l0 much more readily than otherwise.

The operation of my invention is as follows- Referring to Fig. 3, there are shown six schematic views of the current collecting member` 9 and the `mountiiigs' therefor, namely; the pin 6 and sleeve 8. These members 9, 6 and 8 are shown in relationto the conductor 1l as the current collector 9moves along the conductor ll due to the movement of the vehicle upon which it is mounted.

' Assuming that the member 9 `is in engagement with the conductor ll as shown by the position A, and the members 6 and 8 are in the position shown with relationto the member 9, and yif the vehicle is moved with respect to the conductor thereby moving the member 9, the same willrotate about its supports 6 and 8, and after it has moved a certain .distance it will assume the `position shown at B. As the movement of the mem#v ber 9 is continued due tothe movement of the vehicle. it will assume a position with respect to the conductor as shown at C. andv further forward movement of the vehicle will finally bring the member 9 with respect to the yro YTHE' oiiro BRASS COMPANY.

conductor in the position shown at D.

will be noted that the mountings 6 and 8 are now at the opposite end ofthe slot l2, and duringtlie travel of the member 9 from its position as shown at A to the position as shown at D, the member 9 is rotated about the pin Gand sleeve 82 Asv the member 9 moves forward still' urtherfromthe -position shown at D, the pin andsleeve 8 merely slide forward in the' groove l2without moving the member 9.l until itA reaches the right hand end of the groove and assumes aposition asshown.v at A which cor-Y responds vvith that oftheposition A.. TheVV axis ofrotation has thus-been changed from one` end. oftheslot-lZto the. other. end of the slot. Further. forward. movements` ofi the Jnember.. 9 willionly. cause repetitions of. the. conditionsshown-.at B., C. and D5 and.V it will. be noted that' the.A position, B corre-l sponds withthatposition showuat B.

The. effect ofjtlie'rotating movement of: theelongated member 9 about. the pin 6T andy sleevej8 tends toproduce animpactor hammerb'low upon the conductor. 9 -ateachhalf revolution off'the. member. 9 relative to=the pin andsleeve. 8."andas this: impacty or hammer. blow is very severe and rapid,.it.

sets upa sufficient vibration in the conductor to break up the sleet thereonand cause. the same to' drop fromthe. conductor. The ef.- fect isexactly the same as though one were to hit .the conductor. with `a `hammer-or heavy stick while the conductor was laden with sleet.. The operationofmy invention is the same. whetherit is movedlforward or back-v Ward;`

It will,` therefore, be.. seen thaty my invention actsnot. only as a collectorl for eurrents from the conductor, but alsoacts as to remove sleet therefromand might .be termed an anti-sleet current collector, and maybe used to act as a current collector, or. a sleet remover,. or as both in combination.

Thereare. ofcourse, modifications which.)

will suggest themselves to those skilledI in the art afterv reading my disclosure,l and.

therefore, I. do not. wish to be limited other.- wise thanby my claims. i

I claim.:

1'; An articleof'manufaeture comprising a support and a member mountedthereon to apply an impact. blow to a conductor peri.- odically as the member is.l moved continm ously along the conductor in the same; direction. 4

2. An articlev off mamlztacture` comprising a support and amember mounted thereon Vto rotate relative thereto and havinga period` of rest as to. rotaticmA between each halff revolution as the member is. moved continf uouslyalongna conducton in the same direction.

y 3. An articl'eot'L manutacture. comprising a support andamember. mounted to. rotate a support and a. member mounted thereon` toy rotate relativetheretoiand. to engage.V a

conductor and torotatefrelativethereto, the rotation of the.- member relativ-eV to `the cone ductor. comprising alternate periods;` ofi. ro'.-- tation and rest .as the4 support moves:l hmgitufY dinally., to* the conductor in .theA sametdirection.

6. Af. current collector comprising al sup.` i

port: and a `member mountedthereon to rotate relative thereto and: toengagefand move along a i conductor,` .and-means permitting theaxis; of rotationV of thememberi relative1 tothe support to shiftas the support andi memf ber.l are moved along thecOnduCtOr.

7. An article of. manufacture` comprising in combination a .supportaud a; member rotatably. and slidably. mounted. thereon and arranged to impart animpact blowy to aconductor along` `which themelrlber. is. moved.

8. An article of manufacture comprising in combination .a.su.pport,` .amember mounted thereon and nieanson the memberAv engaging means .secured to .the support to, permit.. thei member to rotate. relative tothe. support and.

to. shift the .axis of. rotation of the` member relative .to the support.

9. An. article of manufacture comprising in combination ,a support, a. member mount.- ed thereon, and provided with an.elongated slot, means passing throughtheslot to-se cure the member to the support and permit..

it. to rotateA relative; thereto.

10i.` An4 article. ofv rnanniacture` comprising in combination a support, a ,member mount.-vr ed`. thereon and. provided. with an.elongate.d slot,"means passing through the slotte se.- cure the member to .the support` andpermit it to` rotate and. slide relativethereto;

11; A current. collecting.memberprovided..-

with. a` groove to receive a. ,conductorl inslid.-

able relation theretmanielongated slot.. and.

a circular bearingfmember` passing through. theslot. and. mountedin. a support.

12.. An4v elongatedcurrenu collecting mem-- berA provided with, a.. groove, the opposite ends. of. the.. groove being.. semi-circulan., an elongated'. slot; symmetrically. 'disposed with respect( to,4 the. groove and, means. passingt through the slot .and mounted in. a. support..

13;. An elongated currentI coll'ectingimem` ber provided with a groove to receive a conductor, the opposite ends of the groove being semi-circular and the intermediate portions of the surface of the groove depressed, an elongated slot symmetrically disposed with respect to the groove and means passing through the slot and mounted in a support.

lll. A current collector and sleet remo-ver comprising a support, an elongated member mounted thereon to rotate relative to a conductor and to engage the conductor and to impart a successionof impact blows to the conductor as the member rotates in the same direction. i

l5. A. current 'collector and sleet removercomprising a support, an elongated member mounted thereon to engage a conductor and to impart a succession of impact blows to the .y conductor as the member is moved along the conductor in the same direction.

16. An article of manufacture comprising an elongated member mounted in a support to rotate relative thereto and having a groove to engage a conductor, the groove having its opposite ends semi-circular and the intermediate portions depressed, an elongated slot in the'member, means passing r through the slot to secure the member to the support and openings from the grooves leadt ing to the slot for the purpose described. Se

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.`

SAMUEL S. MATTI-IES. 

